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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1890
Page
4
The Brainerd city items report the county fair opening next Thursday, pay day for railroad men, visits by editors, dignitaries in town, a child’s injury, local business changes, and various civic notes including a musical society, church services, and a street improvement effort.
Entry at the Brainerd Minnesota Post Office documents second class mail matter. The clipped note records handling or classification of mail items and official processing at the Brainerd facility.
Two miles east of Brainerd in Oak Lawn a loss of four heifer calves is reported around September 6. Three calves are spotted red and white and one is solid red. A liberal reward is offered for their return or for information leading to recovery.
The English boiler makers and iron ship builders have joined forces to oppose a proposed 15 per cent wage reduction. Their unions are powerful with substantial reserve funds, signaling a prolonged and costly confrontation ahead.
Our choice stock of new fall and winter goods are now offered at prices which makes us beyond question the cheapest house in the city. Try us and we will surely please you.
Plans are complete for the county fair opening Thursday the 25th inst. Grounds and buildings have been renovated and exhibitors oriented for success. Six state tents near floral hall will house the agricultural exhibit while the art and mercantile displays occupy the main building. Ladies’ attendance is urged as key to the event’s success. Local businesses will close 1 to 6 pm Saturday to permit broad attendance amid races and overall interest.
The Minnesota State militia team won the interstate prize at Camp Douglass Triday with a close score. The Washburn vessel valued at $500 was presented to the Minnesota boys at the close of the contest. Brainerd contributed four men to the state team and many times led the squad. The boys reported an excellent time and felt good about their success.
James Willis Sr. dies at 74 in Brainerd after seven years residency. He leaves a wife and five children, with services held at the Catholic church. Jennie Dunn, former Josephine from Haverly Juvenile Pinafore, stars in Ezra Kendall's Pair of Kids at the opera house next Tuesday. A mother petitions to adopt her own child in Brainerd District Court. Mamie Bishop dies of typhoid at 16, funeral at the Catholic church this afternoon.
A freedmen era notice urges former Dispatch subscribers in arrears to settle by bringing in potatoes. The message hints the fish season is over and winter needs substantial supplies, suggesting a barter approach to clear delinquent accounts.
Oyster supper next Saturday evening in the YMCA dining hall to benefit the women of the M E church. Tickets cost 25 cents, supper served 5 30 to 10 p m, promises abundant good things, and a good time is guaranteed. Buy a ticket and dine out.
The wedding of Miss Minnie Bixby to Mr. A G Tepper at the Episcopal church proceeded with a formal procession and a late midnight departure for Grand Forks. Guests included W A M Johnston and BR F Walters as ushers and J A Bixby as the bride’s father. A reception followed at L P White Jr’s home with many gifts described and a final departure after a luncheon. The article notes the bride’s and groom’s local connections and future plans. Also mentioned is a report from the National Convention of Locomotive Firemen in San Francisco with strong rhetoric against Depew and railroad executives and a push for legal changes to allow broader liability of railroads.
John Walder an express messenger on the Northern Pacific railway was seriously hurt Wednesday morning when his head struck a bridge pier as the train passed under a bridge at Hamline. He was knocked from the car onto the ground.
A banner was presented to the M. E. Sunday School by Miss Lurline Cale to be waved over the class with the largest weekly collection, as reported by the Motley Register.
Wm Sauntry and J A Millett of Stillwater and the Pine Tree Lumber company arrived by boat to assess the Mississippi for log floating and boomage above Little Falls. They seek land and river facilities under a Northern Pacific contract and face local competition from Brainerd and St. Cloud.
The Northern Pacific plans to install patent cash registers and automatic ticket takers on its trains next year to boost earnings from 10 million to 20 million, eliminating conductors on board. A mix of old and new equipment will modernize service and revenue.
A historical custom of the Hohenzollerns has Princess Sophie of Prussia gifting thirteen garters for her wedding to the Duke of Sparta. One pair goes to the reigning sovereign, eleven to Greek nobles, and one bears pale blue silk with diamond bucklers. The garters carry the bride’s initials in diamonds.
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